New appointment for sales-i

The Chicago-based leader in sales intelligence software sales-i, today announced the appointment of Bruce Kopkin as the new General Manager for its U.S. operations.

Kopkin brings extensive leadership and management expertise to his new role. During his 30-year career to date, he has held a number of executive sales and marketing positions in the technology, manufacturing and distribution industries, including tenures at IBM, GT Software, IRIS, JDA Software, Lorentzen & Wettre, Indus International and Honeywell.

Speaking of his move, Kopkin says: “I’m excited to be joining a company with such a great track record of bringing true value to its customers. I look forward to helping sales-i continue to drive customer-focused innovations.”

Founded in the UK in 2008 and launched in the U.S. two years later, sales-i empowers sales teams by turning customer data into critical selling opportunities and insights. Hundreds of product-focused organisations across a range of sectors now use the software to boost their profits and margins, from industrial packaging and automotive parts manufacturers to food and drink and office product suppliers.

Kevin McGirl, President of sales-i, comments: “Bruce’s extensive experience in boosting customer engagement, leading sales and marketing efforts, and driving key business results makes him the ideal person to further sales-i’s leadership in the sales intelligence market.”

“We’re looking to our General Manager to take sales-i to the next level. For this, Bruce is the perfect choice,” he adds.